Endless Forge
Solicitation from the Department of the Air Force. Due Feb 19, 2028, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 489 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA2394-26-R-B003 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA8650 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl/Pzl |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC13 |
| Posted | May 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Feb 19, 2028, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (489 days left) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Endless Forge (EF) is Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS), an adaptive, surge-adaptive, resilient, and scalable manufacturing capability to enable US industrial base dominance. EF represents a new manufacturing paradigm, shifting away from vertically integrated and sequential value chains to adaptive and fast-acting regionalized production networks. If successful, EF will offer the DAF the ability to scale any weapon system at speed through a platform-agnostic approach that can respond to battlefield performance.
AFRL is interested in innovative products, technologies, and services related to the attached areas of Interest (AOI). Amendment 1 of the Solictation includes Industry day information as well as updates highlighted in red First set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued.
Second set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued. Attaching Endless Forge Industry Day charts Third set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment.
Attaching Industry Day Video Link Adding Clause RFO 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors to attachment 5
About the buyer
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